Thank you for choosing The Reef Hotel for your upcoming stay in Koh Lipe. Here you have some basic information that is good to know before you arrive to Koh Lipe.
Getting to the beach
When you arrive to Koh Lipe with the speedboat or the ferry you will normally not be taken all the way to the beach, because of the shallow water around the island. The speedboat or ferry will anchor at a floating platform about 100 meters from the beach. Here you will be picked up by longtail boats that will take you the rest of the way to the beach. Please note that they will charge 50 THB per person to take you the rest of the way to the beach (The 50 THB is not included in your boat ticket). The money goes to the protecting the national park.
Only 3 ATM's
There is only 3 ATM on Koh Lipe and they are located on the walking street. There are some places that will let you get cash by using your credit card, but they will charge you a fee between 5-7% to do so (The Reef does not offer this service). This is why we highly recommend that you bring extra cash with you to last your entire stay on Koh Lipe. Please note that we only take cash at The Reef!.
Let us pick you up when you arrive - It's free!
Getting to Koh Lipe can be a long trip and we would love to pick you up when you arrive and drive you to The Reef. Here is what you need to do:
You will be dropped of at Pattaya Beach.
From here you will see a big sign that says "Walking Street".
Go up the walking street for about 20 meters and find the Koh Lipe Thailand Travel Shop on your left.
We have a deal with them, so just ask them to call The Reef and we will be there as fast as we can.
If you prefer to call The Reef by yourself then here is our number: 082-733-7034 or 081-079-7672.
If you have any questions before you arrive then just contact us.
We hope you will have a good trip.
See you soon.